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Patented Sept. 3, 1895.

S. A. GRNE.

A VBND SUPPORT FOR GARS.

/NVENTOH ATTORNEY.

(No Model.)

W/ TNE SSE S ArnNtr SETI-I A. CRONE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y. l

END SUPPORT FOR CARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 545,779, datedSeptember 3, 1895.

Application iiled March 8, 1895. Serial No. 541,011. (No model.)

details and combinations of the same, as will be fully describedhereainfter, and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a plan View of the improvement as applied. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of the same. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the same; and Fig.4 is an enlarged sectional side elevation of the knee-braces, bracket,and bolt.

From the transom A extends downward to each end sill B a bracket C,forming a rest for the members D D2l of a knee-brace D, the said membersextending in opposite directions and upwardly from the said bracket C,as is plainly illustrated in Fig. 2. The lower end of the member D isprovided with teeth D3, engaging corresponding teeth C in the bracket C,and this end of the member D is also engaged by a bolt E, held in theend sill and provided at its lower end with a nut E', engaging the underside of the member D to raise the latter on the bracket O whenevernecessary. The forward end of the member D engages a socket F, attachedto the outer end of the end sill B, and this socket F is also engaged bythe inner end of a truss-rod G, carrying at the front thereof a nut G',screwing against the face of the socket F. The trussrod G extendsinwardly and upwardly to the inside of the car, alongside the sill, topass over a post I-I, supported on the sill, and bringing the top of thetruss-rod approximately in line with the top line of the truss-plank I,as is plainly illustrated in the drawings. The post H is locateddirectly above the bracket C. The truss G extends from the post Hdownwardly and rearwardlyto form at its vthe car. VIt is understood thatin doing so the end of the car is raised by a jack or other device tobring the several parts into proper position, after which the nuts'G andE are screwed upto retain the end sill in proper position, after whichthe jack is removed.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patentl. An end support for cars, provided with adouble truss for each end of the end sill, the truss comprising a bottomknee brace made in sections, a bracket extending from the sill andforming an abutment for the lower ends of the knee brace members orsections, a socket engaging the forward end of the knee brace, andattached to the end sill, and a truss rod engaging the said socket andextending upwardly over a post in the car, to then extend downward andformat its rear end a socket engaged by the rear end of the knee brace,substantially as shown and described.

2. An end support for cars, provided with a double truss for each end ofthe end sill, the,

truss comprising a bottom knee brace made in sections, a bracketextending from the sill and forming an abutment for the lower ends ofthe knee braceA members or sections, a socket engaging the forward endof the knee brace, and attached to the end sill, a truss rod engagingthe said socket and extending upwardly over a post in the car, to thenextend downward and form at its rear end a socket engaged by the rearend of the knee brace, and a bolt helden the end sill and engaging thelower end of the forward member of the knee brace, substantially asshown. and

described.

SETH A. CRONE.l Witnesses:

THEO. G. Hosrrnn, JN0. M. RITTER.

